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Fountain Square, view looking east. Fountain Square was the location of a suffrage rally when Illinois women achieved the vote in 1913

Catherine McCulloh rallies across the state to gain support for Illinois women's right to vote. The stop in Evanston was on Orrington Ave at the YMCA building on the east side of the street between Davis and Church.

This card explains that the canvasser distributing it did not seek money, but was seeking information about opinions towards women's suffrage. The card includes information about how one can contact Mary Kelley or Catharine Waugh McCulloch if they…